Ellie F. Cowan

October 04, 1999|Compiled by JENNIFER PHILLIPS Daily Press

NEWPORT NEWS — Ellie Faison Cowan, 75, a resident of Newport News, died Saturday, Oct. 2, 1999, at Riverside Hospital. Born in Dendron, she lived several years in New Bern, N.C., and graduated from New Bern High School in 1941. She was the daughter of the late Roy H. and Nellie Hall Faison, and a member of Hilton Christian Church in Newport News.

Mrs. Cowan is survived by her husband, George E. Cowan; sons, Geoffrey L. Cowan of Manassas and Timothy N. Cowan of Norfolk; sisters, Margaret F. Baber of Williamsburg and Patty F. Sanders of Huntsville, Ala.; and three grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 3 p.m. in Waverly Cemetery, Waverly, with the Rev. Frank Johnson officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield. Memorial donations are suggested to Hilton Christian Church, Newport News, or a favorite charity.